I really enjoyed strolling through the pages of Skip To My Lou...I have bookmarked SO MANY PAGES!
Here are some more goodies I want to keep as reminders of all the crafting fun we can have:
Remember making these in school? C'mon now...I'm not that old, and I can't be the only one who ever did this!
Crayon Shaving Pictures! She made hearts, but the possibilities are endless...
And homemade window clings...again, endless design possibilities here. Holiday decorations, sure...but anything your child likes to create could be done. Oh, the gift ideas for Grandparents!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Creative Fun: Oobleck, GAK Slime and Moon Sand
Making Oobleck:
This stuff is amazing. My boys (okay and me too) were totally taken with this goo. Oobleck defies Newton's third law of motion--for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If you quickly smack oobleck with your hand it immediately turns into a solid, instead of splashing or moving. If you slowly move oobleck it reacts like a liquid. Needless to say our oobleck took a lot of fist smacking! Our kitchen was filled with lots of "Wow," "Cool," wide eyes of amazement and much laughter!"
Making Moon Sand:
You can experiment with the ingredients until you get it exactly how you like it. Be careful though, it is very easy to get sandy oobleck! When finished playing, cover and store. Next time you play add a few tablespoons of water if it needs to be moistened.
Making GAK Slime:
This stuff is amazing. My boys (okay and me too) were totally taken with this goo. Oobleck defies Newton's third law of motion--for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If you quickly smack oobleck with your hand it immediately turns into a solid, instead of splashing or moving. If you slowly move oobleck it reacts like a liquid. Needless to say our oobleck took a lot of fist smacking! Our kitchen was filled with lots of "Wow," "Cool," wide eyes of amazement and much laughter!"
Making Moon Sand:
You can experiment with the ingredients until you get it exactly how you like it. Be careful though, it is very easy to get sandy oobleck! When finished playing, cover and store. Next time you play add a few tablespoons of water if it needs to be moistened.
Making GAK Slime:
Beautiful Tissue Paper Flowers
Are these not pretty...and fun? I found the pictoral over at Skip To My Lou, as part of her Bloggy Book and Craft-a-Thon pages.
We can't wait to make some and decorate for spring...it's coming you know. Really. Spring is just around the corner!
Lauren and Derek of the Curiosity Shoppe are guest posting today to help promote the Read to Feed Project! Everything you will find at their shop in San Fransisco is special. They have taken great care to fill their shop with items and ideas that will delight, amuse and inspire. You will also find them each Wednesday at Design Sponge sharing creative and useful projects. Be sure to check them out! They will amaze you with their creativity!
Ingredients:
Colored tissue paper
Scissors
Floral wire
Floral tape
How-to:
1. For each flower you will need 3-4 squares of colored tissue paper, measuring about 5" square. Stack up the paper and fold into quarters.
2. Cut a rounded edge with your scissors, adding little wavy scallops as you cut.
3. Bend the top of one of your pieces of floral wire into a loop and thread the opposite end through the center of your stack of tissue, pushing it all the way up the floral wire until it catches on the loop.
4. Wind a 4" piece of floral wire around the base of the flower, making sure to catch a bit of the paper and continuing down the stem 1"-2".
5. Gently separate the layers of tissue paper and crinkle them slightly to create the petals and give the flower some volume.
We can't wait to make some and decorate for spring...it's coming you know. Really. Spring is just around the corner!
Lauren and Derek of the Curiosity Shoppe are guest posting today to help promote the Read to Feed Project! Everything you will find at their shop in San Fransisco is special. They have taken great care to fill their shop with items and ideas that will delight, amuse and inspire. You will also find them each Wednesday at Design Sponge sharing creative and useful projects. Be sure to check them out! They will amaze you with their creativity!
Ingredients:
Colored tissue paper
Scissors
Floral wire
Floral tape
How-to:
1. For each flower you will need 3-4 squares of colored tissue paper, measuring about 5" square. Stack up the paper and fold into quarters.
2. Cut a rounded edge with your scissors, adding little wavy scallops as you cut.
3. Bend the top of one of your pieces of floral wire into a loop and thread the opposite end through the center of your stack of tissue, pushing it all the way up the floral wire until it catches on the loop.
4. Wind a 4" piece of floral wire around the base of the flower, making sure to catch a bit of the paper and continuing down the stem 1"-2".
5. Gently separate the layers of tissue paper and crinkle them slightly to create the petals and give the flower some volume.
Monday, February 22, 2010
PinkMonkey Study Notes Pages
Just sort of rolled across these while doing something else...no idea how I ended up here, but I hit their American History pages, and if nothing else, there is a nice timeline of the major events during each period.
I have not checked out anything else on the site. I'm merely sharing it here so I can file it away and check it out for usefullness later.
Pink Monkey
I have not checked out anything else on the site. I'm merely sharing it here so I can file it away and check it out for usefullness later.
Pink Monkey
G.A. Henty Books: Finding Audio Versions
Here are some sights for audio versions of the wonderful G.A. Henty stories:
Jim Hodges Audio Books He even has some vocabulary to offer, as well as some other audio texts.
Beloved Books offers Henty, and a great selection of other tools worth checking out, including the Little Britches series by Ralph Moody, some great historical fiction, Kingdom Songs and some great KJV Memory Songs that are really fun.
Sing N Learn offers several items of note at their sight, including Adventures in Odyssey, Jonathan Park, Sugar Creek Gang and others...check out their Radio Drama pages.
Family Travel Gear offers some Henty as well
Jim Hodges Audio Books He even has some vocabulary to offer, as well as some other audio texts.
Beloved Books offers Henty, and a great selection of other tools worth checking out, including the Little Britches series by Ralph Moody, some great historical fiction, Kingdom Songs and some great KJV Memory Songs that are really fun.
Sing N Learn offers several items of note at their sight, including Adventures in Odyssey, Jonathan Park, Sugar Creek Gang and others...check out their Radio Drama pages.
Family Travel Gear offers some Henty as well
Using Henty for Unit Studies, Vocabulary, and Character
As any Charlotte Mason follower will tell you, reading good, solid, living books is the best way to instill the good things you want into the hearts and minds of your children. Reading trivial fluff, as most "literature" that mills out today could be (perhaps loosely) described, only serves to provide time usage. Reading the living books of generations where honor, character, integrity and morals were highly prized and strongly emphasized, instills so much more into our children, and is hardly a simple usage of time.We just don't have the same understanding of moral character and true values in our society these days. Personal honor ranks rather low as something to cultivate in the general population.
We love Henty if for nothing more than great family read-alouds. Forget the fact you are learning a great deal of actual history in the process, or witnessing those true events through the eyes of characters with a strong moral direction in their lives. They are just plain good, quality reading :o) To have them as free texts online, available to print off and incorporate into our studies and home libraries is just a huge bonus!
We are downloading and saving the texts that are available here onto a falshdrive for ease in reading on the mini netbook, or to print ourselves and bind. Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax and other similar shops will take your flashdrives or CD ROMS and print them and spiral bind them at a cost. Either way, you will have a great library ready for cozy reading and fun homeschooling.
Here are some notes from the Robinson Curriculum site concerning the Henty stories and some of their homeschool usage:
Using Henty as a Charlotte Mason-style vocabulary resource:
Uusing Henty for unit studies:
There are two types of fiction: hard fiction and soft. Hard fiction takes place in a reality that is as true to science, engineering, and history as possible with drama and characters added to make the story. Henty writes hard historical fiction.
In G. A. Henty's, Cat of Bubastes, topics such as irrigation, deserts, and crocodiles are discussed in the context of the story. This is true of the stories in general so that the student, while reading the books, is given a history lesson, since each story takes place in an actual historical setting, as well as topical studies as characters interact with the environment around them.
Military discussions often take into account the engineering and science involved.
Some notes about Henty reading, courtesy of Timberdoodle:
We love Henty if for nothing more than great family read-alouds. Forget the fact you are learning a great deal of actual history in the process, or witnessing those true events through the eyes of characters with a strong moral direction in their lives. They are just plain good, quality reading :o) To have them as free texts online, available to print off and incorporate into our studies and home libraries is just a huge bonus!
We are downloading and saving the texts that are available here onto a falshdrive for ease in reading on the mini netbook, or to print ourselves and bind. Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax and other similar shops will take your flashdrives or CD ROMS and print them and spiral bind them at a cost. Either way, you will have a great library ready for cozy reading and fun homeschooling.
Here are some notes from the Robinson Curriculum site concerning the Henty stories and some of their homeschool usage:
Using Henty as a Charlotte Mason-style vocabulary resource:
In addition, the vocabulary and sentence structure of scholars in Henty's time were far superior to those of most writers today. While the reader is enjoying a tale of adventure and learning history, he is also subconsciously learning his writing and reading skills by means of the example set by the writer. It is by emulation of others that these skills are best obtained, and Henty sets a superb example - while strongly holding the student's attention.
Grammar and spelling books cannot compete with the verbal skills that a student acquires from the books and spoken words that attract his greatest interest. While a student may learn to answer test questions appropriately, it is the verbal abilities that he actually adopts and applies to everyday life that will determine his future. It is these skills that G. A. Henty effectively improves.
Wholesome Examples of Integrity and Character:G. A. Henty lived during a time in which honesty, integrity, hard work, courage, diligence, perseverance, personal honor and a strong Christian faith were greatly valued. This was especially true of members of the British armed forces, of which Henty was a part. As a consequence, Henty's heroes are models of these virtues of personal character - and always owe their successes to these characteristics.
The young reader identifies with Henty's heroes while he is vicariously reliving their experiences as he reads. These heroes become, for the duration of the story, his peers and examples - and, children learn, almost entirely, by example.
American and British educators a century ago were as much concerned in building good character in their students as they were in imparting to them academic knowledge. This accounts for the great popularity of Henty's works during that golden period of education.
Grammar and spelling books cannot compete with the verbal skills that a student acquires from the books and spoken words that attract his greatest interest. While a student may learn to answer test questions appropriately, it is the verbal abilities that he actually adopts and applies to everyday life that will determine his future. It is these skills that G. A. Henty effectively improves.
Wholesome Examples of Integrity and Character:G. A. Henty lived during a time in which honesty, integrity, hard work, courage, diligence, perseverance, personal honor and a strong Christian faith were greatly valued. This was especially true of members of the British armed forces, of which Henty was a part. As a consequence, Henty's heroes are models of these virtues of personal character - and always owe their successes to these characteristics.
The young reader identifies with Henty's heroes while he is vicariously reliving their experiences as he reads. These heroes become, for the duration of the story, his peers and examples - and, children learn, almost entirely, by example.
American and British educators a century ago were as much concerned in building good character in their students as they were in imparting to them academic knowledge. This accounts for the great popularity of Henty's works during that golden period of education.
Uusing Henty for unit studies:
There are two types of fiction: hard fiction and soft. Hard fiction takes place in a reality that is as true to science, engineering, and history as possible with drama and characters added to make the story. Henty writes hard historical fiction.
In G. A. Henty's, Cat of Bubastes, topics such as irrigation, deserts, and crocodiles are discussed in the context of the story. This is true of the stories in general so that the student, while reading the books, is given a history lesson, since each story takes place in an actual historical setting, as well as topical studies as characters interact with the environment around them.
Military discussions often take into account the engineering and science involved.
Year | ANCIENT HISTORY | |||
1250 BC | The Cat of Bubastes | |||
220 BC | The Young Carthaginian | |||
A.D 61 | Beric the Briton | |||
A.D.70 | For the Temple | |||
| THE MIDDLE AGES | ||||
| 870 | The Dragon and the Raven | |||
| 1066 | Wulf the Saxon | |||
| 1190 | Winning His Spurs | |||
| 1314 | In Freedom's Cause | |||
| 1340 | St. George for England | |||
| 1380 | The Lion of St. Mark | |||
| 1381 | A March on London | |||
| 1400 | Both Sides of the Border | |||
| 1415 | At Agincourt | |||
| 1480 | A Knight of the White Cross | |||
| REFORMATION AND EXPLORATION | ||||
| 1579 | By Pike and Dyke | |||
| 1580 | St. Bartholomew's Eve | |||
| 1580 | Under Drake's Flag | |||
| 1588 | By England's Aid | |||
| 1595 | By Right of Conquest | |||
| WARS OF RELIGION AND SUCCESSION | ||||
| 1630 | The Lion of the North | |||
| 1640 | Won by the Sword | |||
| 1650 | Friends Though Divided | |||
| 1666 | When London Burned | |||
| 1690 | Orange and Green | |||
| 1695 | A Jacobite Exile | |||
| 1703 | The Cornet of Horse | |||
| 1705 | The Bravest of the Brave | |||
| 1710 | In the Irish Brigade | |||
| 1745 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | |||
| COLONIAL DISRUPTIONS AND COMPETITION | ||||
| 1759 | With Wolfe in Canada | |||
| 1760 | With Frederick the Great | |||
| 1780 | True to the Old Flag | |||
| 1780 | Held Fast for England | |||
| 1786 | With Clive in India | |||
Some notes about Henty reading, courtesy of Timberdoodle:
If you also are looking for history books for your older children, books that will be historically accurate and will stretch their minds, but will not compromise your family's standard of decency, you will be very pleased to learn about the works of G.A. Henty (1832-1902).
Known as "The Boy's Own Historian," his historical epics are profoundly factual stories that highlight some of the greatest people and moments in history. Written to satisfy young men's insatiable hunger for adventure, Henty's stories can be equally riveting for your daughters.
Each story revolves around a fictional boy hero who is diligent, courageous, and intelligent. Where needed, these boys fought wars, sailed seas, prospected for gold, and aided in the overthrow of evil empires. Through Henty's heroes, your child will meet historically strategic leaders and acquire an awareness of the cultures of various European and pagan civilizations.
Each volume of Henty's series is a library-bound hard-cover edition, designed to endure to the next generation. Each book ranges from 200 to 398 pages. Note: in accordance with the period in which they were written, there are a couple of books where an occasional derogatory term is used, or inappropriate dress, or rather lack of it, is illustrated. Preview the books with a bottle of white-out, or train your eldest to search out these problems and eradicate them.
G.A. Henty Books
You can print off and bind G.A. Henty books yourself...or load them on a CD ROM and take them to Staples or Kinkos, OfficeMax or Office Depot and let them print and bind them.
Either way, they are wonderful read-alouds and definitely good history reading.
We have already downloaded (I did mine as a PDF file...) The Cat of Bubastes, The Boy Knight, Friends, Though Divided, Forests and Friends...and I'll finish capturing the rest on the flashdrive!
And a chronological listing of the Henty stories is available here at the Robinson Curriculum site.
Either way, they are wonderful read-alouds and definitely good history reading.
G.A. Henty Online
We have already downloaded (I did mine as a PDF file...) The Cat of Bubastes, The Boy Knight, Friends, Though Divided, Forests and Friends...and I'll finish capturing the rest on the flashdrive!
Added Notes:
Hard Bound, Soft Bound, and CD-ROM editions. All 99 of G. A. Henty's books are now available in print and digital formats. The CDs also includes 53 short stories by Henty and 216 short stories by his contemporaries. Written during the latter part of the 19th Century, G. A. Henty's books were very popular and widely used in the schools of Britain and the United States during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.While many children's adventure books that emphasize the traits of courage, high moral character, diligence, perseverance and other valuable personal virtues were written during this period, G. A. Henty's books are unique. Each adventure takes place within the setting of some important period in human history. From the fall of Jerusalem to the American Civil War, Henty's heroes live their adventures within exciting historical events. The reader learns much detailed history while he is being entertained and taught by exemplary heroes.Moreover, through his personal experiences and careful scholarship, Henty provides very detailed and accurate accounts of history. While one might read a section of a history book concerning, for example, the conquering of Mexico by Spain, most such accounts are dry and shallow in comparison with Henty's tale of the primary happenings and of the way of life of the people caught up in those events.
From the French Revolution to the Great Plague of London, from the Crusades to the American Civil War, Henty readers learn in-depth history, superior vocabulary and literary techniques, and the advantages of high personal character - while they are being entertained by a master storyteller.
And a chronological listing of the Henty stories is available here at the Robinson Curriculum site.
| 1381 | A March on London | ||
| 1400 | Both Sides of the Border | ||
| 1415 | At Agincourt | ||
| 1480 | A Knight of the White Cross | ||
| REFORMATION AND EXPLORATION | |||
| 1579 | By Pike and Dyke | ||
| 1580 | St. Bartholomew's Eve | ||
| 1580 | Under Drake's Flag | ||
| 1588 | By England's Aid | ||
| 1595 | By Right of Conquest | ||
| WARS OF RELIGION AND SUCCESSION | |||
| 1630 | The Lion of the North | ||
| 1640 | Won by the Sword | ||
| 1650 | Friends Though Divided | ||
| 1666 | When London Burned | ||
| 1690 | Orange and Green | ||
| 1695 | A Jacobite Exile | ||
| 1703 | The Cornet of Horse | ||
| 1705 | The Bravest of the Brave | ||
| 1710 | In the Irish Brigade | ||
| 1745 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | ||
| COLONIAL DISRUPTIONS AND COMPETITION | |||
| 1759 | With Wolfe in Canada | ||
| 1760 | With Frederick the Great | ||
| 1780 | True to the Old Flag | ||
| 1780 | Held Fast for England | ||
| 1786 | With Clive in India | ||
| THE NAPOLEONIC ERA | |||
| 1793 | In the Reign of Terror | ||
| 1795 | No Surrender! | ||
| 1795 | A Roving Commission | ||
| 1795 | The Tiger of Mysore | ||
| 1795 | By Conduct and Courage | ||
| 1798 | At Aboukir and Acre | ||
| 1800 | At the Point of the Bayonet | 82 | |
| 1808 | With Moore at Corunna | 83 | |
| 1810 | The Young Buglers | 84 | |
| 1810 | Under Wellington's Command | 86 | |
| 1812 | Through Russian Snows | 87 | |
| 1815 | One of the 28th | 88 | |
| INDIAN TROUBLES AND NEIGHBORS' WARS | |||
| 1820 | With Cochrane the Dauntless | 90 | |
| 1824 | On the Irrawaddy | 91 | |
| 1825 | In Greek Waters | 92 | |
| 1835 | With the British Legion | 93 | |
| 1840 | To Herat and Cabul | 94 | |
| THE VICTORIAN ERA: DEFENDING AN EMPIRE | |||
| 1850 | Through the Sikh War | 96 | |
| 1854 | Jack Archer | 97 | |
| 1856 | In Times of Peril | 98 | |
| 1856 | Rujub the Juggler | 99 | |
| 1860 | With Lee in Virginia | 102 | |
| 1865 | Out With Garibaldi | 103 | |
| 1867 | The March to Magdala | 104 | |
| 1870 | Maori and Settler | 105 | |
| 1870 | A Woman of the Commune | 106 | |
| 1870 | The Young Franc-Tireurs | 107 | |
| 1873 | By Sheer Pluck | 108 | |
| 1873 | The March to Coomassie | 109 | |
| 1879 | For Name and Fame | 110 | |
| 1880 | The Young Colonists | 111 | |
| 1882 | A Chapter of Adventures | 114 | |
| 1885 | The Dash for Khartoum | 115 | |
| 1896 | Through Three Campaigns | 116 | |
| 1898 | With Kitchener in the Soudan | 117 | |
| 1899 | With Buller in Natal | 118 | |
| 1900 | With Roberts to Pretoria | 119 | |
| 1900 | With the Allies to Pekin | ||
Classic Encyclopedia: 1911 Britannica
An online friend shared this link and it's definitely worth keeping around for use...enjoy!
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Little House: On The Prairie Week 1
One of the suggested thoughts for this book is to do a family history for your own family, during the 1870's. We have not been able to trace my husband's history very far back...ahh, a name like Smith makes things a tad difficult :o) But my grandmother's family, on her father's side, has been taken all the way back to England and the early 1800's so far.
You will find plenty of sites to get you started on genealogy if you are so inclined. One of the best resources you will find is through the LDS churches FamilySearch organization records. They offer a huge wealth of information and histories on file and are very helpful in aiding your research.
Mustangs of The Black Hills
Wild Mustangs organization
Wild Mustang Coalition
The Pioneer Woman's Horse archives...some of the most incredible photos of the wild horses that run their vast property in Oklahoma
History of Mustangs in America
Horse Colorations
Comparing Sweeteners
Making molasses
Molasses Making Time
Basic First Aid: Sprains
Ankle Sprains
Basic First Aid Pages
A short animated clip about blood
components of blood
Children's Hospital overview of blood
Pony Express History this is our favorite site...as well as the historic map PDF below
St Joseph Missouri Pony Express History
Pony Express Trail History
Historic Pony Express Map PDF file
The Topic: Pony Express
Native American Houses
Native American Housing
Plains Indians and The Bison
American Indians and The Buffalo
a chart for the many Indian uses of buffalo
Prairies
Prairie Animals printouts
some recipes using rabbits 1 2 3
You will find plenty of sites to get you started on genealogy if you are so inclined. One of the best resources you will find is through the LDS churches FamilySearch organization records. They offer a huge wealth of information and histories on file and are very helpful in aiding your research.
Mustangs of The Black Hills
Wild Mustangs organization
Wild Mustang Coalition
The Pioneer Woman's Horse archives...some of the most incredible photos of the wild horses that run their vast property in Oklahoma
History of Mustangs in America
Horse Colorations
Comparing Sweeteners
Making molasses
Molasses Making Time
Basic First Aid: Sprains
Ankle Sprains
Basic First Aid Pages
A short animated clip about blood
components of blood
Children's Hospital overview of blood
Pony Express History this is our favorite site...as well as the historic map PDF below
St Joseph Missouri Pony Express History
Pony Express Trail History
Historic Pony Express Map PDF file
The Topic: Pony Express
Native American Houses
Native American Housing
Plains Indians and The Bison
American Indians and The Buffalo
a chart for the many Indian uses of buffalo
Prairies
Prairie Animals printouts
some recipes using rabbits 1 2 3
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Little House: On The Prairie, notes
Here are some links to get your some headstart for Little House on The Prairie...
Historic Native Americans : The Osage Indians
Missouri History: Osage Indians
Osage Indian Tribe History
Native American Nations: Osage
Historic Dates for The United States Postal Service
History of The U.S. Postal Service
another history page of the postal service
Spotlight: U.S. Postal Service interesting facts, there are other links as well here
Start working on memory work for this book, Psalm 8
Simple Machines for Kids
A to Z Home's Cool Simple Machines Pages
KidsConnect: Simple machines
The Topic: Simple Machines lots of links here!
Historic Native Americans : The Osage Indians
Missouri History: Osage Indians
Osage Indian Tribe History
Native American Nations: Osage
Historic Dates for The United States Postal Service
History of The U.S. Postal Service
another history page of the postal service
Spotlight: U.S. Postal Service interesting facts, there are other links as well here
Start working on memory work for this book, Psalm 8
Simple Machines for Kids
A to Z Home's Cool Simple Machines Pages
KidsConnect: Simple machines
The Topic: Simple Machines lots of links here!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Little House: On The Prairie Word Study
The memorization suggestion for this book is Psalm 8
Bible and Character:
complaining (Mark7:1-23, Matthew 5:27-30)
Israelites and Promised Land (Psalm 44;1-9)
Providence and God (Psalm 96;8, Romans 13:7-8)
fathers as family defenders (Psalm 82:3, Job 22:26, Psalm 7:10, 89:18, 59:9, 16:17, 94:22)
beholding (Romans 13:8-10)
foolishness (Proverbs 12:15, 1:22-23, 17:12, 13:16, 23:12)
selfishness (1 Samuel 16;7b, 11 Corinthians 9:7)
being neighborly (Proverbs 27:10, Matthew 22:39)
divine appointment/chance (Acts 8:26-39)
cheerful giver (John 3:16, Psalm 149:4)
Vocabulary:
ford
molasses
providential
infected
buffalo
malaria
puncheon
windlass
quicksand
scalawag
quinine
massacre
Animal Studies:
meadow larks,
dickcissels,
prairie chickens,
mockingbirds,
Phoebe birds,
gophers
buffalo
mule
mustangs
wolves
mosquitoes
poisonous snakes of the prairie and snakes in general
fox
beaver
muskrat
panthers
Other Studies:
goldenrod
smoke inhalation
fire hazards/fire safety (fireplaces, woodstoves, etc)
sunburns and skin cancers
water tables/wells
trees: oak, sycamore, cottonwood
Here is a recipe for Bean Porridge.
Bible and Character:
complaining (Mark7:1-23, Matthew 5:27-30)
Israelites and Promised Land (Psalm 44;1-9)
Providence and God (Psalm 96;8, Romans 13:7-8)
fathers as family defenders (Psalm 82:3, Job 22:26, Psalm 7:10, 89:18, 59:9, 16:17, 94:22)
beholding (Romans 13:8-10)
foolishness (Proverbs 12:15, 1:22-23, 17:12, 13:16, 23:12)
selfishness (1 Samuel 16;7b, 11 Corinthians 9:7)
being neighborly (Proverbs 27:10, Matthew 22:39)
divine appointment/chance (Acts 8:26-39)
cheerful giver (John 3:16, Psalm 149:4)
Vocabulary:
ford
molasses
providential
infected
buffalo
malaria
puncheon
windlass
quicksand
scalawag
quinine
massacre
Animal Studies:
meadow larks,
dickcissels,
prairie chickens,
mockingbirds,
Phoebe birds,
gophers
buffalo
mule
mustangs
wolves
mosquitoes
poisonous snakes of the prairie and snakes in general
fox
beaver
muskrat
panthers
Other Studies:
goldenrod
smoke inhalation
fire hazards/fire safety (fireplaces, woodstoves, etc)
sunburns and skin cancers
water tables/wells
trees: oak, sycamore, cottonwood
Here is a recipe for Bean Porridge.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Homeschool Freebie of The Day: The Underground Railroad
Today's great resource is about The Underground Railroad...I've downloaded mine already and it's over 800 pgs of true accounts from those who participated in the Underground Railroad. We will definitely be using this!
The Underground Railroad at Homeschool Freebie of The Day
The Underground Railroad at Homeschool Freebie of The Day
The Underground Railroad: A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE, LETTERS, &C., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their efforts of Freedom, as Related by Themselves and, Others, or Witnessed by the Author – William Still (PDF ebook) – Today’s resource is this huge (800+ pages) collection of eyewitness accounts and stories of the “Underground Railroad” by which many slaves in pre-Civil War years escaped from their owners in the south and journeyed to the northern states. The compiler, William Still, was the son of escaped slaves and was connected with the Anti-Slavery Office in Philidelphia, and Chairman of the Acting Vigilent Committee of the Philadelphia Branch of the Underground Rail Road. These are amazing, vivid “living history” stories told by the people who were there. Some are quite stark and brutal, as befits the subject – so parents may want to preview any individual accounts before reading these to young listeners. Many, many outstanding stories in here!
Excerpt from the introduction:
“Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children to escape the horrors of bondage but by flight. Bravely, with her four little ones, with firm faith in God and an ardent desire to be free, she forsook the prison-house, and succeeded, through the aid of my father, to reach a free State. Here life had to be begun anew. The old familiar slave names had to be changed, and others, for prudential reasons, had to be found. This was not hard work. However, hardly months had passed ere the keen scent of the slave-hunters had trailed them to where they had fancied themselves secure….”
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Great Blog of Freebies: Practical Pages
The Freebie of The Day from Homeschool Freebie of The Day (whew, that's a mouthful of freebies there!) is a great blog full of great sharings...all FREE :o)
Practical Pages offers free lapbooking pages and ideas, notebooking pages, tips and suggestions she has found make schooling not only easier, but definitely more fun. She shares a great 3D log cabin created for Little House in The Big Woods...some really good Ancient Egypt pages I have printing off right now...there are just sooo many great pages there!
She is a big Sonlight, Charlotte Mason schooler and her ideas reflect that love of real books for teaching and not the fictional tripe that schools push ahead with today. There are aspects of true history in everything I've viewed shared there...what better way to learn history than to read its footprints directly?
Here is a peek at her page listings:
Practical Pages offers free lapbooking pages and ideas, notebooking pages, tips and suggestions she has found make schooling not only easier, but definitely more fun. She shares a great 3D log cabin created for Little House in The Big Woods...some really good Ancient Egypt pages I have printing off right now...there are just sooo many great pages there!
She is a big Sonlight, Charlotte Mason schooler and her ideas reflect that love of real books for teaching and not the fictional tripe that schools push ahead with today. There are aspects of true history in everything I've viewed shared there...what better way to learn history than to read its footprints directly?
Here is a peek at her page listings:
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